Protein??

suenewberry81
suenewberry81 Posts: 241 Member
in Food and Nutrition
How much protein should I have?

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  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    are u lifting? its usually 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight :)
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    More than the default MFP recommendation.
  • lauren3101
    lauren3101 Posts: 1,853 Member
    are u lifting? its usually 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight :)

    Is it??? I eat over 120g of protein a day usually which I thought was not bad, but if that's the case I need to more than double that!
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
    MFP sets the protein 'goals' ridiculously low..... but yes, for women it should be around 1g per pound of body weight if you're doing strength training, on days you do strength training..... on non strength days it doesn't have to be that much -- and it doesn't have to be that much if you're doing barbie weights. ;)
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    well if u 220pounds eat 200g of protein .. aslong as u at a calorie deficit .. remember the bigger u are the more your body will need/want
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    are u lifting? its usually 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight :)

    IMO, that would be too much. that much wont hurt you as far as I know, but its not going to help either.

    1g per pound of Lean body mass (not total body weight) is often suggested.
  • dawson55510
    dawson55510 Posts: 197 Member
    Start with 1gram per pound of body weight so if you weight 130lbs eats 130grams which is 520 kcals
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    are u lifting? its usually 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight :)

    Is it??? I eat over 120g of protein a day usually which I thought was not bad, but if that's the case I need to more than double that!

    Actually it should be about .8g - 1g per pound of lean body mass, not total body weight. You could go as high as 1.5g per pound of LBM, but even that is not necessary unless you are bulking.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    are u lifting? its usually 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight :)

    IMO, that would be too much. that much wont hurt you as far as I know, but its not going to help either.

    1g per pound of Lean body mass (not total body weight) is often suggested.

    Yes, I am imagining an obese person on a calorie deficit that would be eating *only* protein. :laugh:
  • kimmianne89
    kimmianne89 Posts: 428 Member
    I weigh 136lbs, I aim to be between 100 - 125g of protein a day. Usually MFP set your protein goals much too low, you can manually change this by changing your % to say 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat. Although it would depend your personal goals as to what percentages you would like.
  • suenewberry81
    suenewberry81 Posts: 241 Member
    Thanks for all your replies, I'm eating far to low, mine is set to 86 and for what your all saying I should be having 150 :-o

    I'll up it xx

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